See also: حیا

Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ح ي و (ḥ y w)
16 terms

Compare حَيّ (ḥayy, alive).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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حَيَّا (ḥayyā) II (non-past يُحَيِّي (yuḥayyī), verbal noun تَحِيَّة (taḥiyya))

  1. (transitive) to greet
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:86:
      وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةࣲ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحۡسَنَ مِنۡهَاۤ أَوۡ رُدُّوهَاۤۗ
      waʔiḏā ḥuyyītum bitaḥiyyatin faḥayyū biʔaḥsana minhā ʔaw ruddūhā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive) to keep alive

Conjugation

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References

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  • Mace, John (2007) “حيا”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN